The Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) is partnering with the Banfield Applied Research and Knowledge (BARK) leadership team to identify a bright and motivated veterinary student to fill an open summer externship position with their BARK team in Portland, Oregon. BARK is responsible for generating new knowledge in support of evidence-based medicine by conducting population-based research on medical records produced in Banfield hospitals. This research extern would paid for 6-8 weeks (negotiable time frame) through their Student Job Program, and they will help find housing in Portland for the extern. The BARK team will provide mentorship and want a motivated student to fully engage in a project that extends their state of pet health program (focused on clients and the public) to be an informative resource for the veterinary profession. The project will lead to a product (vet report) that uses descriptive epidemiology and pet population health data to identify progress and opportunities to improve pet health and will be presented at national veterinary conferences. Students knowledge and interests in pet health, epidemiology/ population health management, electronic health data and applied clinical research will be given preference.
For more information, contact Dr. Renter at drenter@vet.ksu.edu.